LynneSin
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:16 PM
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I am now a Foster Mom - to 4-legged furballs |
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The Cat Shelter that I volunteer for once a week has asked if I would be a foster mom to some cats who need a few days of loving away from the shelter.
I almost was going to bring home the prettiest 2 year old Gray tabby but at the last minute I found a woman looking for a cat (no kittens) and I set her up with Emmy (the tabby) and a love match.
But I'm still not sure if I want to adopt a second cat but I think Fostering cats would be fun!!!
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:21 PM
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1. Having a couple of cats is really no different than having just |
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one. :shrug: except for the litter and the food and the love they require, but they give love too. However, I think fostering would be a wonderful thing to do too.
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LynneSin
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:23 PM
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4. I'm not 100% sure if I want more than one |
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It'll give me an opportunity to see how Abbie mixes with other cats and yes, I would take a second cat in if the right one comes along.
Today I helped 6 cats find new homes. It was a good day for adoptions!!!
BTW, please patronize your local PetSmart. The one in Delaware provides us room for us and the local humane shelter to show off cats & kittens and help them find new homes. Plus for every cat we adopt, PetSmart donates another $5 to our shelter!!!
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:34 PM
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6. We don't have PetSmart in Victoria |
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I looked in Google to see where the closest one would be. But their locator page was down. The next time I go over the border though, I will bring back some pet stuff and I will buy it from PetSmart.
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:21 PM
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2. I could never foster... |
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I'd fall in love too quickly and then we'd have more than we've already got...
But I applaud your caring and consideration!
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:23 PM
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3. I foster kitty cats from the shelter too |
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I don't have any at the moment, but I do do it when they have an over-flow, which, sadly, is often.
You worded it right, they do need time away for loving, and calming. Sometimes I get a special needs baby that needs around the clock care. It is very rewarding, but sometimes it's hard to let them go, though.
Much respect to you for having such a wonderful and kind heart.
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Sun Feb-15-04 06:29 PM
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5. Fostering can be rough. |
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Especially if they bond and then have to be placed elsewhere.
My experience is that dumped housecats do best if they spend time in a cage. After that, they're just thrilled to be out. It seems mean but it really helps them to adjust to the new home.
Whatever, the rule is: whoever you can place, you place. there will always be another in need of the space.
Fostering kittens is a hoot, albeit all those feedings, and that difficult necessity of coaxing them to eliminate. (We had some children bring in a bloated, screaming kitten they'd been hiding in their closet. They knew about feeding but not the other part. My sister licked her finger and gave the right part a little rub and boooooooom! Most grateful kitten you ever saw. Then we gave her a bottle and she kicked and screamed while grabbing it. We named her Frenzy.)
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LynneSin
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Sun Feb-15-04 07:25 PM
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7. I would only keep the cat for a few days |
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so hopefully it won't be too traumatic.
It seems we adopt our cats & kittens as quickly as they come in; however, there are plenty more at the local sanctuary that still need homes.
They have a poster on the way about Spay & Neutering and found that a pair of cats can produce over a million offspring in just over a decade (being that their offspring would have offspring and so on and so forth).
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